Mud-block.



W. C,JIA DNIEL.

MUD BLOCK.

APPmcATloN man Nov.v24, |917.'

. Patented June 11 19518.'

wlmessss r WILLIE U. DANIEL, F LQWSA, Vmmll..

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Application :tiled November tta, 193.?. serial h'o. 3MTM.

To all whom z't may' concern:

Be it known that l, WILLIE C. DANIEL, citizen of 'the United States, residing at Louisa, in the county of Louisa and -State of Virinia, have invented certain new and use iul improvements in Mud-Blo cks,'of which the following is a speciiication.

This invention relates to automobile mud shoes and more particularly to a mud block adapted for attachment to the rear wheel of an automobile for the purpose of enabling the automobile to utilize its own power for pulling itself out of the mud or a deep rut in a muddy roadway.

l5 @ne of the principal objects of the invention is to provide a mud block of this characterv that may he readily attached to the automobile wheel where it may oe fixedly secured so that it will be held in position on the wheel to permit a firm grip to be obtained when the 'wheel is turned and thus force. the automobile forwardly when power is applied to the wheel.

The invention also aims at the provision 5 oit a device of this character that will include a novel fastening means adapted to be easily operated whereby a liria grip may he obtained without requiring fastening bolts or clamps such as are generally employed on @il dev of this character.

` also iny purpose to provide a device character that will loe adapted for ent to the automobile wheel without -rily doing' any dama-ge or harm to and which may be readily attached Y Y,ned with a minimum exertion.l 4 il. neither object oi1 the invention is the provision of a device of this character which consists ci comparatively few parts and is simple in construction but durable and well adapted to withstand the rough usage to which devices of this character are ordinaril f suhjeeted.

For a Jfull description of the invention and the advantages and merits thereof, referenoe is to he had to the following description and the accompanying drawings wherein is illustrated the preferred forni of my invention in which:

Figure l is a :fragmentary elevation of a portion of an automobile wheel showing the device attached thereto.

Fig. 2 is a cross section partly in elevation showing the device in operative position. .I

dicate corresponding parts throughout the several views, a protective band is pro vided which is preferably constructed from a strip of leather of suitable thickness :il--

though it will he understood that telt, heavy fabric or other suitable material may employed for this protective covering. lt

' should be long enough to extend around the tire and rim and telly of the wheel and hav ing its meeting ends overlapped-as indicated io at 2 in Fig. 2- of the drawing. rihe inter mediate portion of this protective coveringA is curved to lit over the tread of the tire, and attached to this curved portion is a block 3 which, by referring' to Fig, 2 it will il be observedextends outwardly laterally at opposite sides for a considerable distance he yond the sides of the tire and is riveted to the protective covering l..

Through the laterally projecting portions of the block l have provided a bolt l one oli which is arranged at each end of the hloclr and the ends of the bolts are extended be yond the block and shaped to form a hoolr 5 and eye 6, the opposite ends of the holte 5 y are provided with counter sunk heads which.

engage a wearingl plate 7 mounted on outer face of the block and this plate slioin be ol metal or other durable material.

Attached to each side of the loloclr and extending along the marginal thereof, is a cleat 8 which is also of metal i will loe observed that these plates l' f G. I; engage the ground and thus prevent any material wear on the wooden hloclz; 3.

Attached to the eye 6 is a pair oi li i' of a chain 9 and an operating or hin lever l0 has its short end projected slip heyondvthe pivotal connection oit the lever with the link, and the terminal of this short end is joined to an elongated chain ll, the end link of which is'engaged by the hoolr 5 when the device is applied.

As shown to advantage in Fig. 2, when the lever has its long1 end swung outwardly the tension on the chain l1 .may he released to permit the link to he disengaged troni hook 5 and when the lever is thrust and pushed inwardly toward the spokes of the wheel, the chain will he "niththe tire.

The lever 1G is held through the medium f of-a.ifasteni.ng band l2 which may consist be tightly bound to the tire. Will then be placed around of leather strapor the like buckled together as'indieated at 13. Thus'it will be apparent that it is merely necessary to pull the strap into engagement with the spokes of the Wheel and buckle the ends -o the strap together to hold the lever 10 in locked position since, it `will be noted, the .end of the lever has a loop 1li adapted to receive the band 1.2.

When thel block has been mounted in position on the tirel and the lever l() swung into operative position, the chain will be drawn taut and consequently the block will The strap l2 one of the adjacent spokes of the Wheel and passed through the loop 14C in the end oi the lever after which the ends of the strap 'will'be buckled together thus holding the lever against swinging. The chain 11, of course, may be engaged with the hook by means oi anyone of the links in the ehain so that tires of smaller size may be acconnnodated. When the Wheel is rotated, the sides of the block will present a relatively Wide expanse of dat surface which Will engage the mud and thus obtain a irin rip for forcing the wheel. out of its embed .ed position.

lrom the foregoing it will be observed that a very simple and durable mud shoe has been provided the details of which e1nbody the preerred form. desire it to be understood, however that slight changes :may be made in the minor details of oonstruetien Without departing from the spirit o' the invention or the scope of the claims hereunto appended.

claim: l

i. A inurl block for automobile Wheels reeeeea roinprising a block shaped to ht over tlie' tire and havingl a subtantially semi-circular recess 'formed therein for the reception of the tire, a protective covering attached to the block in the said recess and adapted to embrace the said tire and the Wheel telly and means attached to the block and extending around the protective covering to maintain the said block in tight engagement with the tire.' A

2. A mud block for automobile Wheels comprising; a protective covering of flexible material adapted to embrace the tire and `the Wheel i'elly, the said covering including an elongated strip having; its ends overlapped on 'the said elly, a block attached to the said stripl and' iitting over the said tread and projecting` laterally beyond the sides of the tire, and means carried by the said block and adapted to extend around the said felly for maintaining the said block in tight engagement with the tire.

3. A mud block for attachment to automobile vvheels coingrising a strip of flexible material embracing the 1wheel tire and extending around the Wheel elly, the said strip having its end overlapped on the said telly, a bloelr having its ends projected beyond opposite sides of the tire and provided intorniediate its length ivith a substantially scini-cireular recess, means for lining the said Strip in the said recess, and nieans attached to the said lextended ends of the bloeit and extended around the ysaid felly for securing the blocks` in tight engagement with the tire.

fln testimony whereof I ailix my signature in presence oi? two witnesses. v WILLH C. DANllEL.

ld/vitnesses:

J. Si. lli/Imis9 l?. W. Dioiiinson. 

